Northwestern State University of Louisana

2019 Season:

• Appeared in 40 games, starting 36 as NSU's primary designated hitter.
• ranked fourth on the team with four home runs.
• finished the season by hitting safely in seven of his final eight games.  

• was a combined 3-for-8 with a double and an RBI in NSU's two Southland Conference Tournament games.
• went 3-for-6 in a May 17 doubleheader split at Sam Houston State to end the regular season.
• hit safely in all three games of a series against Incarnate Word from May 10-12, going 6-for-11.
• had his first career multi-homer game in the opener against UIW, going 2-for-3 with a season-high five RBIs.
• had a season-best three hits in a 9-7 Game 1 win against Nicholls in the Demons' April 5 doubleheader sweep.
• went 2-for-4 with his second home run of the season in an 11-0 win against Mississippi Valley State on April 2.
• delivered a game-tying pinch RBI single in the ninth inning of a 7-5 win at Houston Baptist on March 31.
• put together a season-long, five-game hit streak from March 2-9, going 6-for-20 with a double, a triple, his first home run of the season and 4 RBIs.
• started the season with a 2-for-4 performance at Houston on Feb. 15, doubling home the Demons' first run of the year in a 5-3 loss.      

2018 Season:

• Appeared in 58 games, starting 57, including 52 as NSU’s designated hitter.

• drew 20 hit by pitches, the second-highest single-season total in school history.

• ranked third on the team in batting average (.279) and in hits (60).

• had the team’s longest streak of reaching base, doing so in 21 straight games from March 3-April 10.

• hit safely in 13 straight games from March 3-March 25, going 19-for-60 (.317) in that span.

• won the inaugural Southland Conference Tournament Home Run Derby in a swing-off against HBU’s Spencer Halloran.

• was hit by a pitch five times in a four-game span between May 11-15.

• playing near his hometown, doubled and homered in a 6-3 win at New Orleans on May 17.

• had four two-hit games in a six-game stretch from April 28-May 11.

• went 3-for-6 with a career-high six RBIs, missing the cycle by a triple, in a 15-3 win at Lamar on April 10.

• established a career high with four hits, going 4-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI in a 7-6, 11-inning loss at Texas A&M on March 7.

• launched his first career home run in an 8-2 win against Penn in the first game of a Feb. 24 doubleheader.

• hit safely in the first five games of his NSU career, going 7-for-17 in that stretch.

Prior to NSU:

• Played two seasons at Delgado Community College.

• batted .344 with 21 extra-base hits (13 doubles, two triples, seven home runs) and 50 RBIs as a sophomore.

• broke onto the national JUCO scene, earning NJCAA Division I Player of the Week the first week of his career, batting .529 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs and 13 RBIs in a six-game stretch.

• batted .314 with 23 extra-base hits (16 doubles, three triples, four home runs) and 39 RBIs as a freshman.

• stole 11 bases in two seasons at Delgado.

• graduated with a 3.4 grade point average.

High School:  

• Four-year baseball letterman also lettered one season in football.

• helped lead Northshore to two playoff appearances in his four seasons.

• first-team all-district as a senior (.392 batting average) and as a junior (.380).

• second-team all-district pick as a sophomore after batting .357.

Personal:  

• Born Sept. 27, 1996.

• son of Stephanie and Joseph Lagreco.

• one sister, Lindsay.

• majoring in general studies with a concentration in industrial engineering technology.

• owns a 3.5 grade point average and was part of the President’s List.

• plans to become an engineer.

• life’s ambition is “to be successful in whatever I do.”

At-Bats: 6, 2x (last at Lamar, April 10, 2018)

Hits: 4, at No. 9 Texas A&M, March 7, 2018

Runs Scored: 3, vs. Penn, G1, Feb. 24, 2018

RBI: 6, at Lamar, April 10, 2018

Stolen Bases: N/A

Walks: 2, vs. Stephen F. Austin, April 6, 2018

Home Runs: 1, 4x (last at New Orleans, May 17, 2018)